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Learning Unix for Mac OS X Panther

By: Dave Taylor Brian Jepson
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596006179
ISBN-13: 9780596006174
Released: 09 Jan 2004
RRP: £13.95
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Badly written book! - By: , 01 Mar 2005
I am a long time Mac user old enough to have used UNIX a very smalll amount many years ago. That makes this book a little easier for me.

The authors have no idea how to teach. They keep putting in minor details which the user doesn't need, & ignore the big picture. They frequently mention things without explanation, saying it will be explained later, or used advanced terms with no explanation at alll. For example, they give commands with arguments (i.e. ls -a ) without any explanation of what the arguments (-a) mean.

There are occasional tips about how to link the conventional Finder with the Unix interface which is useful, as a straight Unix book wouldn't do that.